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Legislature

Bulgaria
  • English
    (1) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
    … (Art. 62)
  • Bulgarian
    (1) Народното събраниɟ осъществява законодателната власт и упражнява парламентарен контрол.
    … (Чл. 62)

Legislature

Liberia
  • English
    The legislative power of the Republic shall be vested in the Legislature of Liberia which shall consist of two separate houses: A Senate and a House of Representatives, both of which must pass on all legislation. … (Art. 29)

Legislature

Barbados
  • English
    Subject to the provisions of section 44, any person who
    (a) is a citizen of Barbados of the age of twenty-one years or upwards; and
    (b) has such connection with Barbados by residence therein as may be prescribed by Parliament,  shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly. (Sec. 43)

Legislature

Syrian Arab Republic
  • English
    The legislative authority of the state shall be assumed by the People’s Assembly in accordance with the manner prescribed in the Constitution. (Art. 55)
  • Arabic
    يتولى السلطة التشريعية في الدولة مجلس الشعب على الوجه المبين في الدستور. (المادّة 55)

Legislature

Netherlands
  • English

    1. The States General shall consist of a Lower House (Tweede Kamer) and an Upper House (Eerste Kamer).
    … (Art. 51)

  • Dutch

    1. De Staten-Generaal bestaan uit de Tweede Kamer en de Eerste Kamer.
    … (Art. 51)

Legislature

Croatia
  • English
    …
    The number of Members of the Croatian Parliament and the conditions and procedure for their election thereto shall be regulated by law. (Art. 72)
  • Croatian
    …
    Zakonom se određuje broj, uvjeti i postupak izbora zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor. (Članak 72)

Legislature

Nauru
  • English
    There shall be a Parliament of Nauru. (Art. 26)

Legislature

Peru
  • English

    Attributions of the Congress are:
    1. To enact [dar] laws and legislative resolutions, as well as to interpret, modify or abrogate those extant;
    … (Art. 102)

  • Spanish

    Son atribuciones del Congreso:
    1. Dar leyes y resoluciones legislativas, así como interpretar, modificar o derogar las existentes.
    … (Art. 102)

Legislature

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • English

    …
    Members of the National Assembly are elected by the Lao citizens in accordance with the laws.
    ... (Art. 54)

  • Lao

    …
    ສະມາຊິກສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ແມ່ນ ພົນລະເມືອງລາວເປັນ ຜູ້ເລືອກຕັ້ງ ຕາມທີ່ໄດ້ກຳນົດໄວ້ ໃນກົດໝາຍ.
    ... (Art. 54)

Legislature

Cambodia
  • English
    The National Assembly shall comprise at least 120 members.
    The Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by a universal, free, equal, direct suffrage and secret ballot.
    The National Assembly’s Members are re-eligible.
    Khmer citizens of both sexes, enjoying the right to vote, aged at least 25 years and having Khmer nationality by birth, have the right to be candidates to the National Assembly.
    The modalities and functioning of the elections shall be determined by the electoral law. (Art. 76)
  • Khmer
    រដ្ឋសភាមានសមាជិកជាតំណាងរាស្រ្តយ៉ាងតិច ១២០រូប។
    តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ត្រូវជ្រើសតាំងដោយការបោះឆ្នោតជាសកល ដោយសេរី ដោយស្មើភាព ដោយចំពោះ និង តាមវិធីជ្រើសរើសឆ្នោតជាសម្ងាត់។
    តំណាងរាស្ត្រអាចឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតសាជាថ្មីបាន។
    អ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះជាបេក្ខជនតំណាងរាស្ត្រ គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមានសិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត មានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ២៥ឆ្នាំ មានសញ្ជាតិជាខ្មែរ តាំងពីកំណើត។
    បែបបទនិងការបំពេញមុខងារនៃការបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់ (មាត្រា ៧៦)